EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Lake Stevens man has been charged with a felony hate crime for allegedly posting a photo of a gun on social media and threatening to kill people of color. Court papers say on Jan. 28, one of Benjamin Richey’s relatives, who was still a student at Marysville Pilchuck High School, […] More
July 22, 2021
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys in the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery clashed Thursday in court over limits on testimony that defendants acted in self-defense and were in a neighborhood that was on edge because of crime. Kevin Gough, an attorney for one […] More
July 22, 2021
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts. Sheriff’s deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair. He was wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask. […] More
July 22, 2021
Richard Trask’s wife had lacerations on her head and blood on her chest, arms and hand, Kalamazoo County sheriff's investigators wrote. More
July 22, 2021
For our 100th episode host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands cover the Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial and Britney Spears' court battle to end her conservatorship. More
July 22, 2021
A judge is expected to delve into the jury selection process at a hearing Thursday for the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery. More
July 22, 2021
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A man who identifies with a group that despises women appeared in federal court in Cincinnati on Wednesday on charges related to his plans to kill sorority members at an unidentified university in Ohio, authorities said. Tres Genco, 21, of Hillsboro, Ohio, is charged with an attempted […] More
July 21, 2021
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The View” canceled a planned appearance Wednesday by a woman who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O’Reilly, after the former Fox News Channel personality sought and received a restraining order against her. O’Reilly accused his former producer, Andrea Mackris, of violating a non-disclosure […] More
July 21, 2021
LONDON (AP) — Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon said Wednesday that he’s “heart and soul” against letting the band’s songs be used in an upcoming television drama about the pioneering punk outfit, dismissing the TV series as “nonsense.” Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, is being sued by guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul […] More
July 21, 2021
Federal lawmakers are introducing a new bill called the FREE Act to protect Americans whose rights have been stripped away under guardianship. More
July 21, 2021
Attorneys for two of the defendants have asked a Georgia judge to keep media outlets out of the courtroom when lawyers question potential jurors to determine whether they have biases in the widely publicized case. More
July 21, 2021
16-year-old Damien Feliz was discovered in an alley with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died. More
July 21, 2021
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of a 19-year-old intern who accused another state lawmaker of rape will face a legislative ethics hearing next month. The House Ethics and Policy Committee found probable cause that Rep. Priscilla Giddings, a Republican from the tiny town of […] More
July 20, 2021
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The unrepentant former leader of the cult-like NXIVM group was ordered on Tuesday to pay $3.5 million to 21 victims of a sex-trafficking scheme, a sum including the cost of surgically removing scars from branding rituals performed by a secret sorority. The brands depicting the initials […] More
July 20, 2021
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez pleaded not guilty Monday to charges involving the El Dorado Fire, San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason […] More
July 20, 2021
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for drug dealing and work as an informant inspired the movie “White Boy Rick” filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking $100 million, claiming he was coerced into assisting police while just a helpless teenager. Richard Wershe Jr., 52, served roughly 30 years in prison in Michigan […] More
July 20, 2021
New York prison officials handed over convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein for transport to California on Tuesday to face additional sexual assault charges. More
July 20, 2021
A home security camera captured the moments leading to the arrest of a man who is accused of killing three of his own family members. More
July 20, 2021
The trial of a woman charged in relation to the death of her missing 5-year-old son has been set for February 2022. More
July 20, 2021
Authorities have released the arrest report for the man accused of brutally killing his girlfriend in a Las Vegas hotel room. More
July 20, 2021
Dennis Perry was convicted in 2003 largely on the testimony of his ex-girlfriend’s mother. More
July 20, 2021
Erica Stefanko was sentenced for helping her then-husband, Chad Cobb, murder his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Biggs. More
July 20, 2021
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Bodyguards for troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine turned New York City into the Wild West last summer, piling into SUVs and chasing a man for 20 blocks with lights flashing after he attempted to record cellphone video of the recording star, prosecutors said Monday. Five members of 6ix9ine’s security team, […] More
July 19, 2021
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who was serving a life sentence for killing three people when he was 17 now has the opportunity to seek parole. District Judge Amy Eddy resentenced Steven Wayne Keefe, 53, on Friday in Great Falls, the Great Falls Tribune reported. Keefe petitioned for resentencing in 2017 based […] More
July 19, 2021
The FBI has released hundreds of pages of records from notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger's file. More
July 19, 2021
Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars. More
July 19, 2021
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Three men arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near the site of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game have been charged with federal firearms crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday. The number of weapons found May […] More
July 16, 2021
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For crimes he called “vicious and frightening,” a judge on Friday gave a death sentence to a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer” for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third. Victims’ family members wept as […] More
July 16, 2021
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two childhood friends named by defense lawyers as alternate suspects in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts said Friday they had nothing to do with the crime. Lawyers for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man convicted of killing Tibbetts, named Gavin Jones […] More
July 16, 2021
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen women described disturbing and dangerous encounters — including sexual assaults while they were semi-conscious and felt drugged — with the man charged with killing missing California college student Kristin Smart. Incidents with Paul Flores ranged from creepy stalking to unwanted touching to aggressive sexual behavior […] More
July 16, 2021
